And, although being monitored by the physios on a daily basis, the injury is not something on which Warwickshire can yet offer a timescale.

That means Troughton remaining sidelined, having this time been left out of their 13-man squad completely, leaving England Lions batsman Varun Chopra to stand in once again as skipper.

The Bears' last four games

28-31 Aug v Sussex (Edgbaston)

3-6 Sept v Notts (Trent Bridge)

17-20 Sept v Surrey (Edgbaston)

24-27 Sept v Derbyshire (Derby)

As for Woakes, having been ignored by England's one-day selectors, while fellow paceman Boyd Rankin and Bears batsman Jonathan Trott did get the nod, the all-rounder is now free to play in all the Bears' last four Championship matches.

The reigning county champions go into Wednesday's game 51 points adrift of title favourites Yorkshire, who face second-placed Durham at Scarborough.